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# Von der Leyen: unused SAFE funds to seed new EU-Ukraine joint defence projects
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-09-16-eu-safe-unused-funds-ukraine-joint-projects/
- Published: 2026-09-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-20T03:39:09.000Z
- Description: In her State of the Union address on 16 September, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged to use remaining SAFE loan funds, an amount Commissioner Kubilius put at EUR 10 billion to EUR 20 billion, for a new programme of joint defence projects with Ukrainian companies.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Policy and law, #news, #reported, #ai-drafted

Reported AI-drafted [European Commission, State of the Union address by President von der Leyen, 16 September 2026](https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/china/2026-state-union-address-president-von-der-leyen%5Fen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not fix the final sum, name a project or company, or set legal terms; member states must report unspent SAFE allocations by the end of October.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Pledge only, no sum, project, company or legal terms fixed yet. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)